'Family Ties' actor Brian Bonsall arrested after assault in Colorado

Boulder County (Colo.) Jail Former child television star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton on "Family Ties," has been arrested for allegedly hitting a friend with part of a broken wooden stool during a fight at an apartment on Saturday.BOULDER, Colo. — Police say a former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" has been arrested for investigation of assault in Colorado.

Police said Monday that 28-year-old Brian Bonsall got into a fight at an apartment on Saturday and hit a friend with part of a broken wooden stool.

Bonsall allegedly told officers he had been drinking and didn’t remember what happened.